

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="helpman_topicinit.js"></script>

<title>Enterprise Architect UML Tool [Enterprise Architect User Guide]</title>

<meta name="keywords" content="Enterprise Architect, Sparx Systems, UML, Introduction,Introduction To Enterprise Architect,Compiled 25 March 2009,Enterprise Architect,Enterprise Architect Online User Guide,Enterprise Architect How To Use,Enterprise Architect Feedback Pages,Enterprise Architect UML Modeling Tool,Enterprise Architect Introduction,Enterprise Architect CASE Tool,Feedback Pages,UML Modeling Tool,UML Modeling Tool Enterprise Architect,CASE Tool,CASE Tool Enterprise Architect">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" />

<link type="text/css" href="default.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style type="text/css">
  A, A:Visited
  {
    color: #00F;
  }

  A:Active, A:Hover
  {
    color: #F00;
  }

  OL
  {
    margin: 5px 0 5px 48px;
  }

  UL
  {
    margin-bottom: 3px;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  #nsr
  {
    background-color: #D4DFFF;
  }

  #nsr A
  {
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  #mainbody
  {
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .p_BodyText
  {
    padding: 5px 0;
  }
</style>



<style type="text/css" media="screen">
  BODY
  {
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
  }

  #nsr
  {
    padding: 6px 6px 0 6px;
    border-bottom: none;
    vertical-align: top;
    z-index: 2;
    visibility: visible;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    position: absolute;
  }

  #mainbody
  {
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    margin: 0;
    position: absolute;
    padding: 10px;
    overflow: auto;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: bottom right;
    background-attachment: fixed;
  }
</style>

<style type="text/css" media="print">
  #nsr
  {
    visibility: none;
  }

  #mainbody
  {
    overflow: visible;
  }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="nonscroll.js"></script>

</head>
<body scroll="no">

<div id="page">



        <div id="content">
          <div id="content-inner">
          



  
          <div id="nsr">
            <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%">
              <tr valign="top">
                <td align="left">
  


                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Introduction to Enterprise Architect, UML Modeling Tool</span></p>



  
                </td>
                <td align="right">
                  <a href="introduction.htm" onmouseover="document.images.main.src='button_main_h.gif'" onmouseout="document.images.main.src='button_main.gif'">
                    <img name="main" src="button_main.gif" border=0 alt="Return to Introduction">
                  </a>&nbsp;
    
    
                  <img src="button_prev_d.gif" border="0" />
    
    
                  <a href="whatisea.htm" onmouseover="document.images.next.src='button_next_h.gif'" onmouseout="document.images.next.src='button_next.gif'">
                    <img name=next src="button_next.gif" border=0 alt="Next page" />
                  </a>
    
    
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </div>
          <div id="mainbody">
  


                <p class="p_TextIndentedL1"><img src="banner1.png" width="606" height="99" border="0" alt="Banner1"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Welcome to Sparx Systems' </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Enterprise Architect,</span><span class="f_BodyText"> a UML 2.1 based modeling tool for designing and constructing software systems, </span><span class="f_BodyText">for business process modeling, and for generalized modeling purposes such as </span><span class="f_BodyText">visualizing existing systems and processes. </span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">This user guide provides tutorials, guidance and reference material to help you&nbsp; use Enterprise Architect to perform:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="managingmodels.htm">UML Model Management</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="uml.htm">Modeling With Enterprise Architect</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="extending_uml.htm">Extending the Scope of UML With Enterprise Architect</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="documentingprojects.htm">RTF and HTML Document Creation</a> (Reports)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="projectmanagement.htm">Project Management</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="codeengineering.htm">Code Engineering</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="buildandrun.htm">Visualization of Code Execution (Debugging)</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="datamodelling2.htm">Data Modeling</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="mdastyletransforms.htm">MDA Transformations</a></span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="xml_technologies.htm">XML Technology</a> (SOA) Support</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span><br>
<span class="f_BodyText">See <a href="whatisea.htm">What is Enterprise Architect?</a> for further details of what Enterprise Architect can do and what you can use it for.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Enterprise Architect makes extensive use of UML, so we provide a </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="whatisuml.htm">UML Dictionary</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> of diagrams, elements and connectors. Enterprise Architect also includes a Software Developers' Kit (</span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="introduction_2.htm">SDK for Enterprise Architect</a></span><span class="f_BodyText">) that enables you to extend and customize the tool.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">To Use This Guide</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you are new to modeling and UML as well as Enterprise Architect, or otherwise want a rapid review of the process of modeling with Enterprise Architect, go to the <a href="gettingstarted.htm">Getting Started with UML Modeling</a> tutorial. This is not just a theoretical description - the first things you do are start Enterprise Architect and immediately create a model project.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Enterprise Architect is very flexible and has lots of features. When working through </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Getting Started</span><span class="f_BodyText">, you will see many links to more extensive descriptions of features, functions, tasks and procedures, in the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="usingenterprisearchitect.htm">Using Enterprise Architect</a> </span><span class="f_BodyText">section. You can follow any of these immediately if you require more information.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Using Enterprise Architect</span><span class="f_BodyText"> section is the first of the main references for working with Enterprise Architect. The documentation includes further sections for each of the subject areas listed at the start of this topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You should read the Sparx Systems <a href="formal_statements.htm">Formal Statements</a>, including the Copyright Notice and our End User Licensing Agreement.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also check the <a href="glossaryofterms.htm">Glossary</a> for definitions of various terms and concepts used in the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Enterprise Architect User Guide</span><span class="f_BodyText">. </span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Your Feedback</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Sparx Systems likes to stay in touch with what Enterprise Architect users require in order to accomplish their tasks efficiently and effectively. We value any suggestions, feedback and comments you might have regarding this product, documentation or install process.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can access our online feedback pages at:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com/support/bug_report.html" target="_blank" class="weblink">www.sparxsystems.com/bug_report.htm</a> and</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="http://www.sparxsystems.com/feature_request.htm" target="_blank" class="weblink">www.sparxsystems.com/feature_request.htm</a>.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Alternatively, you can contact Sparx Systems by email at: <a href="mailto:support@sparxsystems.com" target="_blank" class="weblink">support@sparxsystems.com</a>.</span></p>




            </div>
          </div>
        </div>



</div>


</body>
</html>
